Archive for the ‘Fish and Seafood’ Category
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
The Alaskan salmon available in the Pacific Northwest is off the chain these days, and I've been doing a bit of curing and smoking. The bagel pictured features gravlax made from Alaskan Sockeye salmon that was handed to me on the street as a gift from a random fisherman (this happens ...
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
I became irretrievably enamored by octopus salad during my time in Croatia, where it is enjoyed all along the Istrian and Dalmatian coasts of that most beautiful nation. Pictured here is a typical Dalmatian antipasti configuration that I enjoyed with friends one lazy afternoon at Restoran Planjak on the isle ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
When you have beautiful fish such as these exquisite filets of Dover sole, please don't tamper with it so much. In this case I sea-salted and peppered each filet, heated the cast iron skillet to wicked-hot and then removed it from the stove. I gently placed each filet into the ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Listen: Bakalar: John J. Goddard podcast 12.25.2007
The Christmas meal in Croatia nearly always includes bakalar, a simple stew of dried cod and potatoes. It's beyond delectable. The Croatian word bakalar is not only the name of the dish, but also of the fish. It's a derivation of bacalao, the Spanish ...
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007
I was thinking Mediterranean when I went to town on this one, but it looks pretty Asian. Well, Spaghetti Bolognese is Asian-Mediterranean fusion of a sort, what with the Chinese purportedly inventing the noodle a few days after the Big Bang. So I shouldn't feel awkward for depicting this little ...
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